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Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
5/25/25
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Underspins
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
50°
The cold fronts this week have dropped the water temps pretty significantly around the lake. Most of the fish have pushed out of the shallows due to this and have relocated into the 8-12 foot depth range. Most of our success came outside of spawning flats off the first "edge" with some sort of cover and structure for the bass to hold onto. This cover/structure consisted of drop offs (some of small as 1-2 feet), bottom composition transitions, and rock piles. If these areas also had the presence of baitfish such as perch, you would find the smallmouth and walleye close by. The small swimbait and the football were the two baits we locked in our hands to put all of our fish in the boat. If you're interested in booking a guide trip with me, visit https://www.trevorlofishing.com/mille-lacs-lake-fishing-guide
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Reef
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
53°
Ripping from drops towards the shallow water seemed to work pretty well it was a pretty decent mix of walleye and smallmouth
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Reef
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
Targeting prespawners on the edges of rock reefs with frop shots. Fish were schooled up, when i would catch 1 i would cast in the same spot and pull a few more off.
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Reef
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
50°
This trophy pike slammed my jerkbait up shallow on top of a rock reef.
Sawyer smith
Bronze Ambassador
5/10/25
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
56°
Throwing jig with a shiner bout 14 -20 ft deep..
Carter Vake
Bronze Ambassador
5/26/24
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
65°
Fish were out deep for this time of the year, in years prior we were fishing shallow, 10-12ft of water but this year the only place we can find them is fishing deep. This is for the south end, the north end may be a different story on the mud.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Reef
Water Temperature
58°
Fish are starting to stack up in the shallows around rock reefs. If you can find the right reef you can sit and catch them for hours throwing around hair!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
67°
Bed fishing day on the big lake. I don't love beating up on beds but every once in a while, you just gotta brush up. Ned rigs have really gotten the nod from me on beds over the traditional drop shot the last few years and the new Hail Mary Ned hooks them insanely well. Standard FinesseTRD worm is hard to beat and will last dang near all day.
